Mount Townsend Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 01-Sep-09. Waypoint TP0822
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S36° 25.369' E148° 15.518' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 612831E 5968417N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 2177 m |
| Local Government Area: | Snowy Valleys |
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Description
Second highest mountain in Australia.
A Trig Point is a virtual cache which requires a cacher to locate the Trigonometric Station at GZ.
A trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) typically consists of a black disc on top of four metal legs or concrete pillar, resembling a navigation beacon. It is also accompanied by a metal disc, which is located directly below the center point of the tripod or on top of the pillar itself.
Trig points are generally located at the top of hills or points of prominence in the landscape. Many provide unique views and challenges, with some being difficult to get to.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.
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The original collection of trig points has been sourced from Geoscience Australia and may contain inaccuracies.
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Addtional Information
Source: Geoscience Australia
Type: Horizontal Control Point
Elevation: 2209.2
PID: 2947168
Other Information: Geoscience Australia
Logs
We came up from dead horse gap, camped below Southerly Rams Head, followed the range around to the Mt Kosciuszko Walking Track, visited the summit, dropped down into Wilkinsons Creek to pitch our tents then hiked up the valley towards the saddle just south of Mount Townsend. There was still a fair bit of snow near the peak but the track bypassed it. It was a fun challenging scamble up to the trig point, but the views from the top were awesome. We descended via the saddle on the Abbots Peak side, and returned to our tents for a few hours, before returning to Mt Kosciuszko to see in the new year
A very foggy and windy morning expedition with complete white out blocking any views but we made it up Townsend and over the slippery icy rocks in the end without breaking anything! We heard about the ritual to bring up a rock to make it higher but it looked like the wind must have blown all the previous rocks off 
. Nice to get another trig point along the Main Range trail. TFTT 
Really enjoyed the hike off the main range track towards this cache
Weather and views were incredible
